ive just reread this story in its entirety, and its left a different impression on me compared to when i was reading it as each chapter was posted. i think that i knocked it too hard the first time because i missed what usui iroha was really trying to convey. i suggested that it was plain and lacking in character detail. i was wrong.
what usui iroha illustrates in this manga is the thrill of changing yourself to be better. to feel something different and new. this is placed under many fine layers of eroticism and introspective thinking, which i am surprised to see be executed well together considering the simple, lewd nature of most erotic BL in the first place.
yuumas change comes in the form of finding who his inner self really is. id say his crush on ryohei kickstarted it very well, as he initiates breaking away from his strict academic lifestyle (living for his dad and not himself really) in order to pursue what he wanted. im very proud of yuuma. he wanted to develop himself and become freer in order to become somebody he deemed worthy of ryohei. that shows me that yuuma wants to understand himself in order to change himself regardless of the context. im very proud.
ryoheis change comes in the form of what i would essentially call luck. his idea of liking somebody was shallow because he only ever entered relationships with the premise that it would end. however, being affected by yuuma forced ryohei to think about what he really thinks and feels, instead of letting himself fall victim to circumstances of misunderstanding and convencience. i was proud to see him come to swallow his wall of pride and ask yuuma to date instead of continuing to will yuuma to ask him instead. ryohei is very good at loving, so im glad that hes getting what he deserves from yuuma.
whilst the erotic love was pleasurable, and certainly not wasted, i would like to see them strengthen their platonic love on top of that. i think that platonic love is very important now that theyre officially dating.
ive just reread this story in its entirety, and its left a different impression on me compared to when i was reading it as each chapter was posted. i think that i knocked it too hard the first time because i missed what usui iroha was really trying to convey. i suggested that it was plain and lacking in character detail. i was wrong.
what usui iroha illustrates in this manga is the thrill of changing yourself to be better. to feel something different and new. this is placed under many fine layers of eroticism and introspective thinking, which i am surprised to see be executed well together considering the simple, lewd nature of most erotic BL in the first place.
yuumas change comes in the form of finding who his inner self really is. id say his crush on ryohei kickstarted it very well, as he initiates breaking away from his strict academic lifestyle (living for his dad and not himself really) in order to pursue what he wanted. im very proud of yuuma. he wanted to develop himself and become freer in order to become somebody he deemed worthy of ryohei. that shows me that yuuma wants to understand himself in order to change himself regardless of the context. im very proud.
ryoheis change comes in the form of what i would essentially call luck. his idea of liking somebody was shallow because he only ever entered relationships with the premise that it would end. however, being affected by yuuma forced ryohei to think about what he really thinks and feels, instead of letting himself fall victim to circumstances of misunderstanding and convencience. i was proud to see him come to swallow his wall of pride and ask yuuma to date instead of continuing to will yuuma to ask him instead. ryohei is very good at loving, so im glad that hes getting what he deserves from yuuma.
whilst the erotic love was pleasurable, and certainly not wasted, i would like to see them strengthen their platonic love on top of that. i think that platonic love is very important now that theyre officially dating.